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Facebook says it will not fact-check ads by UK political parties and candidates running in December election, but will fact-check political groups like Leave.EU (CNN)

CNN: Facebook says it will not fact-check ads by UK political parties and candidates running in December election, but will fact-check political groups like Leave.EU  —  Facebook’s political ad policy under pressure  —  London and New York (CNN Business)A controversial policy allowing politicians … Facebook says it will not fact-check ads by UK political parties

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Twitter's ban on political and issue ads will let companies advertise things like fossil fuel-based products but ban ads from activists advocating against them (Will Oremus/OneZero)

Will Oremus / OneZero: Twitter’s ban on political and issue ads will let companies advertise things like fossil fuel-based products but ban ads from activists advocating against them  —  The company’s feel-good decision is already a mess.  —  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced on Wednesday that the company … Twitter's ban on political and issue

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How Capcom’s Monster Hunter went from niche franchise to global sensation

This article was originally published by Super Jump Magazine, an independent publication all about celebrating great video games and their creators through carefully-crafted, in-depth featured produced by a diverse team of games journalists, designers, and enthusiasts. Capcom is a member of an ever-shrinking club in the video game industry: major game developers from the ’80s that

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A Verge writer and former Techmeme editor describes the process for his successful submission of "yawning face" and waffle emojis to the Unicode Consortium (Jay Peters/The Verge)

Jay Peters / The Verge: A Verge writer and former Techmeme editor describes the process for his successful submission of “yawning face” and waffle emojis to the Unicode Consortium  —  You can make emoji, too  —  This week, I learned that Lil Nas X tweeted about something I helped make.  No, it wasn’t an article

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